Davie, Fla. --- The no. 9 Florida Southern men's swim team defeated no. 17 Florida Tech by a 137-125 score to open the 2026-27 campaign on Friday afternoon (Oct. 16).
Despite dropping the opening relay, the Mocs took the top three spots in the 1000 Free with the trio of
Boran Atasoy,
Ryland Chappell and
Peter Csicsaky all scoring. In the 50 Back,
Michael Tretyakov won the individual title with his 23.27 while
Charlie Hayden and
Cormac McKenney scored crucial points in taking second and third in the 100 Fly.
The duo of
Matheus Da Rocha and
Will Neville flew to the top two spots in the 50 Free with their times of 20.22 and 20.37, respectively. Neville would get his individual victory just minutes later, winning the 100 Free with his 45.27, flying 1.42 seconds ahead of his second-place finishing teammate
Daniel Meszaros.Â
In his first meet as a Moc,
Raymond Prosinski won the 500 Free by a whopping 3.16 seconds with his 4:35.89 on the afternoon. He also won the 400 IM with a scorching time of 3:58.23, while his brother, Simeon, finished second overall in the event for a magical moment for the family.Â
Finally, the 200 Free relay squad of Tretyakov, Da Rocha, Collins and Neville finished the day with a win with their 1:21.28, securing the first dual meet victory of the year for FSC.
The Panthers and Mocs face off again tomorrow, but this time in Lakeland. The first home meet of the season is set for 12 PM tomorrow (Oct. 17) at the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Pool.
